Montreal municipal election, 1978

The 1978 Montreal municipal election took place on November 12, 1978, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected to another four-year term in office, defeating Canadian federal parliamentarian Serge Joyal.^[1]

Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities in November 1978.

Contents

1 Results
2 Results in suburban communities
3 Information on candidates in suburban communities
4 References

Results

Mayor

1978 Montreal mayoral election results

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal		(x)Jean Drapeau	212,345	60.89
Municipal Action Group		Serge Joyal	89,173	25.57
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Guy Duquette	43,522	12.48
Independent		Louis Gervais	1,963	0.56
Independent		Mariette Lapierre	1,755	0.50
Total valid votes			348,758	100

Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

Council

1978 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Hochelaga division

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal		(x)Pierre Lorange	4,505	62.15
Municipal Action Group		Louis-Pierre Lapointe	1,991	27.47
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Claude Roy	753	10.39
Total valid votes			7,249	100

Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

1978 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, François-Perrault division

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal		(x)Rocco Luccisano	3,373	58.49
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Thérèse Daviau-Bergeron	1,534	26.60
Municipal Action Group		Francine Laurencelle	860	14.91
Total valid votes			5,767	100

Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

1978 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Gabriel-Sagard division

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal		Marc Beaudoin	4,287	60.80
Municipal Action Group		Yvon Marcotte	1,961	27.81
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Daniel Lauzon	803	11.39
Total valid votes			7,051	100

Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

1978 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Jean-Talon division

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal		George Savoidakis	2,031	50.95
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Leah Markopoulos	1,133	28.42
Municipal Action Group		John Brazil	822	20.62
Total valid votes			3,986	100

Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

1978 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Laurier division

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal		Roger Larivée	3,681	58.99
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Louis-André Cadieux	1,483	23.77
Municipal Action Group		François Patenaude	1,076	17.24
Total valid votes			6,240	100

Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

1978 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Sainte-Marie division

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal		(x)Serge Bélanger	3,752	67.10
Municipal Action Group		Georges Massicotte	1,107	19.80
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Pauline Laflamme	733	13.11
Total valid votes			5,592	100

Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

1978 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Ville-Marie division

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal		(x)Joffre Laporte	1,935	43.91
Montreal Citizens' Movement		(x)John Gardiner	1,463	33.20
Municipal Action Group		Charles Dunbar	916	20.79
Independent		John Goedike	93	2.11
Total valid votes			4,407	100

Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

Results in suburban communities

1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Three

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Robert Benoît	524	26.68
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Giuseppe Silvestri	427	21.74
Parti civique		Vittorio Bonaduce	388	19.76
Independent		Claudette Pregent	289	14.71
Independent		Donaldo Gianperso	254	12.93
Citoyen et progress		Gerald Lalonde	82	4.18
Total valid votes			1,964	100

1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Four

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Parti civique		Joseph Andreoni co-listed with Don Carducci	765	32.06
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Giuseppe Mormina	668	28.00
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Franco Tutino	483	20.24
Independent		(x)Herminio Iadeluca	387	16.22
Citoyen et progress		Linda Nardi	83	3.48
Total valid votes			2,386	100

1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Six

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Eduardo di Bennardo	596	35.69
Parti civique		Francesco Orlando	504	30.18
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Marcel Dubois	461	27.60
Citoyen et progress		Gerard Thibault	109	6.53
Total valid votes			1,670	100

1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Eight

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Rosario Ortona	588	39.28
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Louis Tanguay	459	30.66
Parti civique		Giovanni Sardo	393	26.25
Citoyen et progress		Pierre Bally	57	3.81
Total valid votes			1,497	100

1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Ten

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Jules Lauzon	965	49.74
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Filomena Sclapari	594	30.62
Parti civique		Benny Morella	325	16.75
Citoyen et progress		Marcel Boivin	56	2.89
Total valid votes			1,940	100

1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Eleven

Party		Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Jacques Proulx	822	39.54
Parti civique		Vittorio Galerio	579	27.85
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Jean-Guy Gravel	484	23.28
Citoyen et progress		François de Marco co-listed with Sylvie Dulac	194	9.33
Total valid votes			2,079	100

Information on candidates in suburban communities

Parti de l'alliance municipale

Robert Benoît (Ward Three) was elected in a close contest over five opponents. He did not seek re-election in 1982.

References

^ Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed 16 May 2011.